Brinefather Devouring the Heir
Goya's nightmare of succession becomes an ancient reef myth of power clutching its own future.
Romantic Abyss
6 curated works in this era.
Exhausted Reef Edge, Morning Haze
A depleted reef becomes a field of witness, where late instruments of repair stand among the remains of extraction.
Moonrise over the Drowned Temple
Pilgrimage, drowned architecture, and vast moonlit water create a quiet theology of loss.
Raft of the Broken Carapace
Shell bodies, storm sea, and distant rescue light turn Romantic despair into reef history.
Storm over the Pearl Shoals
Shrimp-folk presence nearly vanishes inside weather, light, and abyssal force.
Wanderer Above the Fog Sea
A lone back figure turns oceanic scale into metaphysical inwardness.
Exhibition Views
Rooms and survey walls connected to this part of the collection.
Romantic Abyss Survey Wall
Solitary figures, wrecked coasts, ruins, and fog establish the Romantic Abyss as a full wing.